Derivative of norse and greek mythology, my design utilize historical roman and viking design to interpret the story of "the boatman". Reoccurring in multiple mythologies and folklore, "the ferryman" or "boatman" carries the souls of the dead into the underworld; while in viking history if a great warrior was to die an honorable death, his body would be set out in a ship and burned. His soul would then go to Valhalla to join those of his forefathers to join in the eternal battle.

BFA Thesis: In This House

It is a personal credo that items of little consequence have the capacity to take on the bones of moments and suck the marrow into their being; allowing a single moment the ability to become a world. Galvanizing that sentiment, my work construes the transient, anthropological, and often ambiguous bread crumbs stippled along the human timeline through the usage of intricate compulsive processes and multi-layered visual linguistics. Through the filter of comprehensive symbology, my use of alternative materials intends to elicit a relatable, visceral response through tactile sensory language.

'In This House' is an idiomatic expression of a singular anthropology that unearths the dredge of sexual traumas, abuse through the often indelicate filter of a young child learning to process a series of intimate events occurring throughout life; each subconsciously influenced by these past traumas. Material connotation and symbolic association create platforms of exploration and explanation towards a suppressed taboo seeded in the child and subsequently poisoning the adult.